tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post4878541598616377537..comments2015-03-29T11:24:49.866-04:00Comments on inactivity log for davidz: GNOME 3 Authorizationdavidzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166813552495508964noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post-28672547415891841612012-08-04T00:17:28.988-04:002012-08-04T00:17:28.988-04:00I have a laptop that is in dire need of repair. T...I have a laptop that is in dire need of repair. The problem is that the place that the manufacturer (Toshiba) recommends has a policy of erasing the hard drive if it is damaged or &quot;the software is corrupted&quot;. The laptop&#39;s hard drive is perfectly fine, but it has only Linux installed on it, and I expect that Linux will be regarded as &quot;corrupted&quot; software, resulting in an unnecessary erasing of the disk.<br /> <a href="http://www.torontoairporttaxigta.com/" rel="nofollow">laptop repair boston </a>mason maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16722357038378706677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post-27723158514504985302011-10-20T05:00:06.592-04:002011-10-20T05:00:06.592-04:00Hi, I have a problem: my system has 2 admins, but ...Hi, I have a problem: my system has 2 admins, but because it picks the first user, I can no longer use it (I only know the password for the 2nd admin!). anything can be done about that?Neihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696884054949307090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post-114752056173211992011-03-09T15:08:36.729-05:002011-03-09T15:08:36.729-05:00Since this popped up when I was evaluating package...Since this popped up when I was evaluating packagekit recently, how does this work if you have an application which wants to do the authorization instead of the gnome dialog. An example is a media center app which has temporarily taken over the entire interface and you want to upgrade your system or just install a new cool app via this interface instead, while it seems like it can supply the password via PAM it is not able to use its GUI and is forced to use the GNOME3 GUI, which does not necessarily understand the input that the media center does.<br /><br />Other, similar, places would be games which like to do some authorization (maybe not to install packages but for some other reason), having it pop out of that GUI for the GNOME3 GUI is not really as integrated as it could be.Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297719152426511937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post-48040241966256429262011-02-26T03:32:30.610-05:002011-02-26T03:32:30.610-05:00So I assume it works also with yubico OTP keys? Uh...So I assume it works also with yubico OTP keys? Uhm, that would be another reason to buy one...Gianluca Sfornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12153554158754437579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post-9376960860579508332011-02-22T14:56:58.533-05:002011-02-22T14:56:58.533-05:00In a multi-monitor setup that would indeed be the ...In a multi-monitor setup that would indeed be the desired behaviour. But when a projector is detected (is that possible?) at the secondary screen, only the primary screen should be dimmed. Now _that_ would be a feature!<br />The same holds (perhaps even more so) for Alt+F2.Maartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16577988176693568006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post-76552911019581823532011-02-22T09:15:00.497-05:002011-02-22T09:15:00.497-05:00Maarten: Actually, the shell does that too ..and n...Maarten: Actually, the shell does that too ..and not only for polkit dialogs, also for alt+f2 etc.. I don&#39;t think it&#39;s a problem, I think it&#39;s actually a feature. Keep in mind that polkit dialogs on a properly configured system are very rare.<br /><br />Krzysztof: Right now it just picks the first user. I&#39;m waiting for the designers for input...davidzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166813552495508964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post-60257234056726872832011-02-21T21:59:30.827-05:002011-02-21T21:59:30.827-05:00How does the dialog works in the scenario when you...How does the dialog works in the scenario when you have to choose the account to authorize as?Krzysztofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884854397091905258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268847417417953349.post-88636780730491370392011-02-21T17:36:10.186-05:002011-02-21T17:36:10.186-05:00With the similar feature on Windows (UAC), there i...With the similar feature on Windows (UAC), there is the annoying situation that when a projector is attached (as a secondary screen to the laptop display) the system-modal password dialog also makes the projected image darker.<br />This should not happen. Do you prevent that in the shell implementation?Maartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16577988176693568006noreply@blogger.com